---
typeId: term
recordId: secret-reference
fields:
  title: Secret Reference
  definition: A descriptor or request field that names a secret without containing
    the secret value.
  order: 1430
  usage:
    - Packages may reference secrets by reference but should not receive raw
      secret values by default.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
